Below is a list of athletes who will be representing North Carolina Swimming at the 2016 Open Water Southern Zone meet on June 3-5 in Ft Myers Beach, Florida. The 2016 team was selected based on performance at the 2015 Carolina Cup Open Water Meet.
The Open Water Committee has developed a point system for determining selection to the 2016 Open Water Select Camp, the 2016 Open Water All Stars, and the 2017 Open Water Zone Team. Click the link below for details.
Open Water Selection Criteria
2016 Open Water Zone Team
11-12 Girls
Lauren Grismrud
Jordan Browning
MaKayla Ciancanelli
Isabelle Grande
11-12 Boys
Brandon Miller
Avery Muir
John Prucha
Jacob Duracinsky
13-14 Girls
Amanda Ray
Isabel Pennington
Olivia Sutter
Mia Nordstrom
13-14 Boys
Zac Cairns
Connor Hughes
Jared Carter
Max Poteat
15-16 Girls
Abby Kriegler
Faith Hefner
Paloma Baca
Sarah Pilecki
15-16 Boys
Ross Dant
Benjamin Fenwick
Alan Hudgens
Cothalee Watko
Open Girls
Emmaline Peterson
Olwyn Bartis
Sinclair Larson
Kenna Haney
Open Boys
Ethan Knor
John Frith
John David McCray
Jacob Werden
Coaching Staff
Head Coach – John Payne
Assistant Coach/Manager – Jonathan Bescher, Assistant Coach – Tim Anderson, Assistant Coach – Chip Peterson, Assistant Coach – Ashley Cox, Assistant Coach – Brett Ciancancelli, Chaperone – Susy Kim